1847 Teubner-Husmann Home

This house was built by Charles Teubner (learn more about Charles and Josephine Teubner here) in 1847 in the Greek Revival style, a popular architectural style from 1825-60. It was later home to George and Louise Husmann, Charles and Amalia Manwaring and the Kallmeyer family.

The most recognizable feature of Greek Revival buildings are the columns you see in the front of the house. The first story columns demonstrate a Doric capital — the plain, flat top which was most common during the Greek Revival — while the second story columns demonstrate the less common and more ornate Ionic capital, with a decorative curled top. The rectangular doorway and small-paned sidelights are also common features of the Greek Revival. Unlike many other Revival style buildings of the era, which used wood and stucco and were painted white to mimic the marble of classical Greek architecture, Teubner used brick, a common building material throughout Hermann due to the clay-rich soil of the area, and maintained an unpainted brick facade.